800FSB Performance Test Configuration

Performance of the OCZ DDR2 was first compared to tested DDR2 memory at DDR2 533 (PC2-4200) and DDR2 667 (PC2-5300), two standard values tested in the DDR2 roundup. Test conditions for this first phase of testing were kept as close as possible to those used in our DDR2 Roundup. Since our roundup tests were limited by the capabilities of the motherboard and CPU to DDR686, we made no attempt to test at the DDR686 setting, which was an artificial constraint that all tested memory had reached.

 800FSB 925XE Performance Test Configuration
Processor(s): Intel Pentium 4 LGA 775 2.8GHz (800MHz FSB)
RAM: 2X1GB OCZ PC2-4200EB (DS)
2X512MB Corsair XMS2 5300 PRO (DS)
2X512MB Crucial PC2-4300U (DS)
2X512MB Geil PC2-4300 (SS)
2X256MB Kingmax DDR2-533 (SS)
2X512MB Kingston PC2-4300 (SS)
2X512MB Micron PC2-4300U (DS)
2X512MB Mushkin DDR2 533 (SS)
2X512MB OCZ Premier PC2 4300 (SS)
Hard Drives Maxtor MaXLine III Serial ATA 250GB 7200RPM drive
16MB Cache, NCQ
PCI/PCIe Speed PCI fixed at 33, PCIe and SATA not fixed
Bus Master Drivers: Intel Chipset Driver 6.0.0.1014
Video Card(s): nVidia 6800 GT PCI Express, 256MB, 1024x768x32
Video Drivers: nVidia 61.77
Heat Sink Fan: Thermaltake Jungle 512 (CL-P0037)
Power Supply: OCZ 520 PowerStream 520 Watt
Operating System(s): Windows XP Professional SP1
Motherboards: Asus P5AD2-E (925XE) with 103b07 Beta BIOS

Performance Comparisons DDR2 533 Performance
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  • blckgrffn - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 - link

    Well, how does this compare with a nearly equally expensive fx-55 if you buy the best TCCD DDR RAM and play with the mulitplier for a massive overclock? I guess this really might help those who want a massive overclock on the less expensive P4's.
  • Rapsven - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 - link

    That's pretty impressive.

    What's the betting that Mushkin, Corsair, Kingston, and Crucial will come out with equally performing RAM within a week?

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